Over the past four years there has been a massive decline in the amount of email generated from within Zimbabwe - at least mail that I get - and to me the reasons are simple. People have left the country, many feel afraid to comment about what's really happening, because there is a real fear that mail is being looked at by the Zimbabwean intelligence community, and the cost of email, mostly via very expensive dial-up.
I'd be interested for other takes on this. 'Zimbabwe intelligence community' - now there is an oxymoron I had not seen before.
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Mark - another reason for the lack of emails is the power situation. My brother & sister-in-law have just about given up on the Internet altogether because of so many power cuts, and having such a hard time connecting to their ISP. They said their friends feel the same way. It's just not worth the hassle. Very frustrating for them.
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